Brassiere



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Patented Aug. 15, 195.0

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GFF ICE BRAssIRE Hurley E. Chisholm, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

Application April 16, 1948, Serial No. 21,331

1 Claim.

This invention relates to womens wearing apparel, and more particularly to brassires.

A main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improved brassire which is comfortable to wear, provides a snug fit, and supports the breasts in separated positions without binding or pulling.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved brassire which improves the appearance of the wearers bust by holdingr the breasts separated and preventing sagging thereof, whereby the Vbust is given a rm youthful appearance and whereby the clothing worn over the bust ts more neatly than with brassires of ordinary construction.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description and claim, and from the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is` an inside front elevational view of an improved brassire constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical transverse cross-sectional View taken on line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a side elevational View, partly in cross-section, illustrating the position of the brassire of Figure 1 on the wearer.

Referring to the drawings, II designates the main body of the brassire, said main body being made of suitable fabric and being formed with the usual breast cups I2, I2, the main body II terminating at vertical side hems I3, I3. Secured to the body Il at hem I3 is a`fastening strap member I4 provided with spaced eyelets I5. Secured to the body II at hem `I3 is an elastic strap member I6 provided at its end with a hook I1 adapted to engage in one of the eye- Vlets I when the brassire is secured to the body of the wearer.

Secured to the body Il inwardly of the side hems I3, I3' are vertical fabric binding strips I 8, I8 and connecting the top end of each binding strip to the apex of the top hem of each breast cup I2 is a shoulder strap I9.

Designated at 20 is a generally triangular panel of light fabric stitched at its top end to the top hem of the body I I between the breast cups I 2, I2, as shownat 2l. Stitched to the lateral ends of panel 2i] are rectangular reinforcing sections 22, 22 of fabric, preferably of two-ply thickness to provide substantial strength. Connecting the sections 22 to the respective binding strips I8, I8 are elastic bands 23, 23. The top marginal hems of panel 20 are generally arcuate in shape, include elastic bands connecting the panel apex to the sections 22, 22 and are normally shirred, as shown at 24 to allow for stretching of said top marginal hems when they are fitted under the wearers breasts, as will be now described.

When the brassire is worn on the body, the panel 2S is positioned between the breasts and the breasts overlie the shirred elastic hems 24, 24 and are received in the breast cups I2, I2. When the hook Il is fastened to the strap Ie at one of the eyelets I5, the elastic bands 23 are placed under tension and the panel 2D is held tightly against the wearers chest between the breasts. A certain amount of tension is transmitted to the shirred hems 24, 24 which underlie the breasts and which serve to maintain the breasts in a separated and constantly elevated position. rI'he breasts themselves are received in and are shaped by the cups I2, I2, said cups being supported by the shoulder straps I9, I9. The breasts therefore are rmly supported and positively retained in the cups I2, I2 during al1 normal bodily movements of the wearer, and present a firm and pleasing contour beneath the overlying garment.

The panel 20 is preferably made of light soft fabric such as silk, rayon, or the like, so that substantially no chaing will occur at the area of the Y wearers skin contacted thereby.

While a specic embodiment of a brassire has been disclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood that various modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore it is intended that no limitations be placed on the invention except as defined by the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

In a brassire, a fabric body having spaced breast cups projecting from one face thereof, a triangular shaped fabric panel positioned adjacent the other face of said fabric body and having its apex secured to the top of the portion of said fabric body intermediate said breast cups, a first elastic band extending along the edge of said panel from one side of its apex and projecting beyond the adjacent lateral end of said panel and secured to said panel, a second elastic band extending along the edge of said :panel from the other side of its apex and projecting beyond the tion positioned in end to end relation with respect to the projecting end of said second elastic band and secured thereto, a third elastic band REFERENCES CITED arranged in end to end relation with respect to Th f u the other end of said first section and secured to me et; tsvgrferens are of record m the said first section, a fourth elastic band arranged in end to end relation with respect to the other 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS end of said second section and secured to said Number Name Date second section, the other end of said third elas- 2,101,716 Kunstadter Dec. 7, 1937 tic band being secured to the portion of the 2,115,398 Rosenthal Apr. 26, 1938 fabric body adjacent thereto and the other end 2,428,175 Norton Sept. 30, 1947 of said fourth elastic band being Secured t0 10 2,458,696 Elias Jan. 11, 1949 the portion of the fabric body adjacent thereto. l

HURLEY E. CHSHoLM. FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 12,499 France July 8, 1910 

